guidelines

Steps

1. Create an account with SlideRoom: https://rmcad.slideroom.com/#/login

2. Review the submission information in Slideroom. 

3. Select 10-15 examples of your best original work, or 2-3 music or audio projects if you are applying to the Music Production program.

4. Compose a Statement of Intent.

5. Submit your portfolio media and Statement of Intent in Slideroom.

Details

1. Create an account with SlideRoom: https://rmcad.slideroom.com/#/login

• Follow the instructions to sign up for an account. 
• Be sure to include your full name and information in your slideroom profile so that your portfolio submission will be correctly identified to you.
• You will need to confirm your account via a confirmation email that will be sent to you. 

2. Review the submission information within Slideroom 

• Browse through the slideroom application so that you are familiar with the process. 
• Nothing will be submitted until you complete the necessary document uploads and confirm the submission in the last step
• You can save your submission at any point and come back to work on it later. 

3. Select your best work.

• For students applying to art + design programs, please select 10-15 pieces of your own original artwork. For Music Production students, please select 2-3 audio-related projects.
• Review the RMCAD Artistic Entry Scholarship Rubric to understand how your portfolio will be evaluated. Art and Design Rubric. Music Production Rubric.
• All pieces should be clearly and professionally documented, indicate original sources for all appropriated or sampled media, and credit all collaborators. 
• If you are documenting your work through photography, please consider the lighting, focus, and composition. Please avoid harsh shadows and distracting backgrounds.  
• If exporting audio files for your portfolio, please consider the overall loudness and equalization. Please avoid unnecessary distortion or overly heavily compressed audio. 
• Accepted slideroom media files and sizes can be found here. 

4. Compose a Statement of Intent.

• A Personal Statement of Intent is a written document that explains your areas of interest within art, design, or music, your creative and career goals, and your interest in RMCAD. 
• The statement should be 1-2 pages long.
• Please submit this document as a PDF. 

5. Submit your Portfolio and Statement of Intent.

• Upload your documents in SlideRoom.
• Please note that you will need to enter a title, year, media, and additional details for each portfolio piece. 
• The “additional details” should be 1) a sentence or two that describes your motivation or inspiration for each artwork and 2) (if applicable) a list of credits describing what any collaborators or other artists contributed toward the creation of the work that also indicates your contribution or role as well
• Double check that your slideroom personal profile information is correct before confirming the final submission!